Editing Service of process (section)

===Personal service by court services process server===
Personal service is service of process directly to a party named on the [[summons]], [[complaint]], or petition. In most [[lawsuit]]s in the United States, personal service is required to prove service.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Most states allow substituted service in almost all lawsuits unless a corporation, LLC, LLP, or other business entity is being served; in those cases, personal service must be achieved by serving the documents to the registered agent of a business entity.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Some states, e.g. Florida, do not require that the documents actually be handed to the individual. In California and most other states, the documents must be visible to the person being served, i.e., not in a sealed envelope.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} If the individual refuses to accept service, flees, closes the door, etc., and the individual has been positively identified as the person to be served, the documents may be "drop served" (placed as close to the individual as possible); this is considered a valid service.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} In the US, personal service of process has been the hallmark for initiating litigation for nearly 100 years, primarily because it guarantees actual notice to the defendant of a legal action.<ref>The National Law Review: The Continuing Relevance of Personal Service of Process</ref>